In an article for Reaction, IEA Director of Communications Annabel Denham highlighted the need for the nation to be open-minded to NHS reform in order to improve patient care and health outcomes.

Annabel challenged the strawmen arguments that any critics of the NHS are insulting doctors and nurses or advocating for a US style private system.  Denham argues that restricting much needed discussion on  ways to improve our health care will only harm patients.

Recently, IEA research fell victim to reductive arguments like this, with some political commentators ignoring the substance of the paper, aiming to score political points instead.

Read Annabel’s full article here.